For over 120 years, the High Court of Australia has been the law’s final word.

But has one state said more than the rest?

More than half the Court’s 57 justices have come from NSW — Australia’s most populous state.

NSW’s composition sits at 29 judges or 51% of all Justices on the High Court, which means we’re way ahead of its population share (~31%).

This isn’t new. NSW has held the majority whip from the start, with Sir Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor making up two-thirds of the High Court’s original bench.

Here’s the state-by-state High Court breakdown: